The OpenPlacer team members are mechanical and electronic engineers who focused on novel technologies and passionate about turning cutting edge ideas into real applications.
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The Open Placer team completes its job with joy, because we enjoy getting involved in all kind of innovations. In this manner we follow up and coming technologies and share our knowledge with young specialists.
Reaching appropriate equipment quickly for an affordable price became more and more important in today's world where knowledge about novel technologies are easily accessible. Most of the companies try to offer several functions in their products, however they miss the purchasing power of its target market. Herein, the Open Placer team, with the spirit of today's technology era, care about offering products that can be purchased by our audience with a modest budget in parallel with high service quality and novel technical perspectives.
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The Open Placer has several properties that steps it forward against its alternatives, which are;
- Runs with open sourced OpenPNP software
- Modular design with ease of replacing electronic components and feeders
- Robust design with high mechanical accuracy; 0.05 mm (2 mils)
- High working area / footprint ratio
- 800 chips per hour (Ideal for prototyping)
- Integrated vacuum pump (No external pump need)
- Bottom and top camera support
- Automatic Nozzle Change
- Nozzle Capacity: 4
- Selectable Trash Area and Park Location
- 100 -240 V AC operating voltage
- 30 - 50 W power consumption
The Open Placer is available in two sizes. Mini and Standard
The Open Placer Mini will be sent as an assembled kit. You just need to plug the cables and push a tubing.
It contains,
The robust XY table with all required components to move smoothly
The pick and place head with the nozzle, Z and A axis motors, head cam and required sub components
The controller card
The vacuum pump
Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS)
Power Cable
3 USBA - USBB cables
2 nozzles (1.0 mm inner diameter(ID) / 1.2 mm outer diameter(OD) and 1.0 mm ID / 2.8 mm OD)
1 Main Feeder (10 x 8 mm pitch)
Bottom Camera
Automatic Nozzle Change Apparatus
There is space for a second main feeder but it is not included in the kit. Optional feeders are also not included in the kit.
Technical Properties of Open Placer Mini:
- Working Area: 295 mm x 195 mm
- Footprint: 340 mm x 440 mm
- Maximum Board Dimension: 100 mm x 150 mm
- Maximum Component Height: 6 mm
- 1 Main Feeder 1 Optional Feeder Capability
- USB 2.0 Connection
The Open Placer Standard has larger size that enables more space to place components and assemble larger PCBs. It will also be sent as an assembled kit. You just need to plug the cables and push a tubing.
It contains,
The robust XY table with all required components to move smoothly.
The pick and place head with the nozzle, Z and A axis motors, head cam and required sub components
The controller card
The vacuum pump
Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS)
Power Cable
3 USBA - USBB cables
2 nozzles (1.0 mm inner diameter(ID) / 1.2 mm outer diameter(OD) and 1.0 mm ID / 2.8 mm OD)
1 Main Feeder (10 x 8 mm pitch)
Bottom Camera
Automatic Nozzle Change Apparatus
There is space for a second main feeder but it is not included in the kit. Optional feeders are also not included in the kit.
Technical Properties of Open Placer Standard:
- Working Area: 400 mm x 250 mm
- Footprint: 510 mm x 360 mm
- Maximum Board Dimension: 100 mm x 200 mm
- Maximum Component Height: 6 mm
- 2 Main Feeder 1 Optional Feeder Capability
- USB 2.0 Connection
The replacement parts of the Open Placer are as follows;
- Nozzle (4 different tip sizes)
- 0.6 mm Inner Diameter / 0.8 mm Outer Diameter
- 1.0 mm Inner Diameter / 1.2 mm Outer Diameter
- 1.0 mm Inner Diameter / 2.8 mm Outer Diameter
- 1.0 mm Inner Diameter / 5.2 mm Outer Diameter
- Main Feeders
- For Open Placer Mini
- For Open Placer Standard
- Optional Feeders
- For Open Placer Mini
- 2 x 12mm + 1 x 16mm + 4 x tray slot + 4 x loose part
- 2 x 12mm + 1 x 16mm + 1 x 24mm
- 7 x 8mm
- 2 x 8mm + 2 x 12mm + 1 x 16mm
- For Open Placer Standard
- 2 x 12mm + 1 x 16mm + 5 x tray slot + 6 x loose part
- 2 x 12mm + 1 x 16mm + 1 x 24mm
- 7 x 8mm
- 2 x 8mm + 2 x 12mm + 1 x 16mm
- Automatic Nozzle Change Apparatus
- Pick and Place (Complete Assembly)
- Head Camera Including Led and Positioning
- Bottom Camera Including Positioning
- A Axis Motor
- Main Controller
Robustness of Open Placer
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Easy assembly of the nozzle, also automatic nozzle change apparatus comes with the Open Placer Mini and Open Placer Standard
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The products will be shipped from our warehouse/technical support location in Dallas,TX for US and Canada orders. Orders from Europe, Asia and other countries will be shipped from Istanbul, Turkey.
The products are fully under support of Bilim ve Teknoloji Inc. The replacement parts will be available in Dallas, TX for support in US and Canada and in Turkey for support in European, Asian and other countries.
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Mechanical accuracy of the nozzle
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Open Placer 402 Test ;
Open Placer 201 Test ;
Test Results ;
The Open Placer Team
Dr. Furkan Dundar
A 35 year old mechanical engineer, graduated from Istanbul Technical University in 2004.
Masters and PhD degree in Material Science and Engineering from Gebze Institute of Technology.
Principal partner in Bilim ve Teknoloji Inc. founded in 2012. "Bilvetek" is used as our brand and the website for this company is www.bilvetek.com.
Bilvetek was founded to prepare fuel cell test stations but also manufactures other small equipment for various sectors.
Studied in University of Connecticut and Virginia Commonwealth University as a visiting researcher about 2-2.5 years.
Employed at European Commission Institute for Energy and Transport for a year in 2012.
Has an academic background, published some journals mostly about fuel cell systems.
Moderate record in Google Scholar.
Kerim Kalelioglu
A 36 year old electronic engineer
Working on CNC and laser systems for about 20 years
Built several CNC milling machines, lathes, laser cutting tables and laser sources
Previous manufatured products and old customers are available at kalecnc.com
Harun Gokberk Gonenc
A 25 year old architect, graduated from Ecole National Superieur d'Architecture de Versailles
Previously designed industrial products
Nazim Gediz Aydindogmus
A 23 year old control and automation technician,
Works on embedded systems and programming
Ali Toy
Representive of Open Placer in US
Located in Plano, TX.
Currently runs mobile technical service provider.
Replacement parts will be available for sale after the Indiegogo campaign in US.
